The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-26
RANDALL'S POSITION.
He Will Remain Where He Now Is.
The Talk of Reading Him Out of
the Party Resumed.
Claims That He Cannot be Dis
placed by Carlisle Men.
Without His Faction Democrats
Can Do Nothing.
Mr.. Carlisle the Only Prominent Demo
crat Who Hesitates to Make u
New Chairman for the Com
mittee on Appropriations.

New YoRE, Nov 25.-A Washington
special TO the New York Evening Post |
saws: "rhc usual talk about reading Mr. |
Randall out OF the party and humilia,ng |
him, ii he will not cooperate TO sccure the |
passage OF tariff bill satisfactory TO Mr..
Carlisle and the ways and means commit
tee OF the next House, is renewed as a
matter OF practical politics. Mr. Randall,
however much the great majority OF his |
party associates may dislike his opinions
on the tariff, will not be read out OF his |
party. The reason is a very obvious one.
Unless the Democrats wish 10 make ship
wreck OF their administration OF the House
ut the very outset OF this important Con-
gress, they cannot adopt any policy the
purpose OF which will be to put I'M mdig-
nifty upon a representative Of the position
Of Mr.. Randall. They have not votes
enough to do it,
"'If MIR. Randall, said one OF his SYM
pathizcrs today, land the men who will
follow him through thick and Thin, arr to
bc oslncizcd within the party because Of
their tariff views, and this policy Is am
nounccd in advance of the election oi
speaker. doubts, which do no, now exist,
may be raised us 10 the spcakcrship. The
| fact is. that the Democratic party in the
| House can carry out no policy rs Ia the
| tariff without the assent, at least, oi the
faction OF which Mr.. Randall is the head
GLOW large that faction is, is yet 10 he
determined. Mr.. Randall says that there
are thirty men in the House who will be
Of his way Of thinking. Another very
near friend saws that statements exist IN
| writing. from that many of the members,
nci and old, that they viii stand true 10
] the Democratic pr1tcctionist leader. II
/ Mr.. Randall is to be- treated Us an enemy
! Of the party by the action Of q caucus, or
of the speaker, and il lac chooses. IN such
a contingency. to adopt the tactics Of an
enemy. lac will not need thirty votes, or
fifteen votes, to exercise the veto power as
io any action upon which the supposed
| Democratic majority may determine.
/ Eleven votes would be more than suil-
Ciont. and ii such an ISSUE should bO
made. Mr.. Randall would, undoubtedly,
secure the cooperation ui the lour In
dppcudcnts. In that ease lac could IN Ci-
feet control the Democratic minority, ur
nullily it, action. by the cooperation with
him,clf Of only five Democrats.
"No one reasonably familiar with the
complcxian OF the new Congress, with CON
prrsiional methods oi legislation. or with
the influence which Mr.. Randall cNcrts.
can doubt that, II q challenge ol .that sort
shall boz made, the Democrats OF the House
would not have the power to enforce thcH
DEGREES. Al propositions relating to the
tariff must ultimately be- settled by a roll
call The Democrats, at the most, IN an
issue oi that SORT could not depend ON
more than one or two Republican votes,
and the whip and spur OF party caucus, ur
oven the patronage Ol tu" government
with 80 nnrrow margin in the House,
could not cripple Mr. Randall seriously d
lac should bc forced 10 fight Tor his own
preservation.
There does not seem to be- any guOd
reason why greater wisdom should be- cN
t.pctcd of the Democratic lcaIor ui III,
House in 1857 than in 1856. For the mu-l
part. the leaders are the same men, and
, ihcy have 90 deal With the same ISSUES
{ Tho change i'm the Democratic member
p Shin oi the new House will moi Strengthen
the Democratic party. Some OF the oldcs'
2 and most experienced lDldcr, will be- ah
J sent in the liliicth Congress, and ihci
. places WILL IN conspicuous instances, u.
+ hllod los men who, though they may have
b M much ability haze much less OF ih'
wisdom that comes Oi experience. W
+ the Democrats had in the IN.
, House majority oi forty, Will
In the present House they d
not claim 90 have a majority 81 uorc ih1I
eleven. The conditions, otherwise, 90, uu
altered. save that the presidential clrrii"
Il Is two years nearer now than II was Mh"l
~ the Furty-niuth Congress convened. lhcr
4, il uoargumrnt which can be- presented np'
=, In behalf OF revision ol thc tariff and
" reform in customs abuses which was 10
% submitted then. No new prophet ha
{, arisen who can present The cgute OF iari
e reform with greater power anu Nig"r WA
II some 81 the giants Of the party Who hnN
Do fallen 10y the way ON The contrary,
r ,nurus will find Il more difficult to rniurJ
D, IL dccrcos than Il did In the last Congrrs
is uThc report that Mr. Carlisle intends
Vt make an aggressive fight against Mr. l,ai
u dali h not probable, aud originates duub
less. in the indisorcct statement OF some
Mr.. Caflislc's friends. II the DcmOCrt
intend 10 accomplish anything IN the va
of tariff legislation, they will lind u nccc
~ hlfNs wv wv ANllN l''Nt''A ~ No.
~ agree upon some cDmprumlsc bill, oih"
ie wise another Congress will pass vii
plenty Of high.souuding phrases ~ 10 u
, necessity ol reform, aud the absurd the
h rios OF the proicctionisis, and there all d
D" trmpts nj legislation will end.
hi, "ihc suggestion that There may be q d
y. vision In Democratic counscls calls ate
y, ton 90 the fact that there arc some anil
~ tious men IN the little clique 81 indopcn
cnts iu the House, who arr rcady io Gal
advantage Of any emergency 10 attempt
IT capture the organization. Iroppsitio
nm locking 10 this end have been made. ~
4, have been considered IN quarters whc
y" these independents have much inilucnc
We Several Of the labor organizations ha
''l been considering the prcticlbiliiy Of :
nc tempting capture, aud propo.i
nc for speaker man WHO might
means Of coalition, secure q nj
iority vote. Tho plan was more
, riopiy considered at the clpsc oi q
n last Congress than Il now is. one or &
pr prominent Republicans have been osE
10 definitely. whether the Republicans he
Lv House. In certain contingencies, Wot
In cooperate In such q movement ]
II names 81 men inside the supposed Don
/, a cratic majority In the HOUSE have be
mentioned in these conferences "